Ted Cruz defeats Donald Trump in Wisconsin Republican race
Donald Trump has been dealt a major blow in his bid to wrap up the Republican nomination after Ted Cruz’s victory overnight in Wisconsin. Cruz’s victory speech was laced with apparent providence, suggesting that he is now the man to take the Republicans forward. He said that the state has ‘lit a candle guiding the way’, before going on to proclaim the win as a key moment in the race for the GOP’s nomination: ‘Tonight is a turning point, it is a rallying cry to the people of America. We are winning because we are uniting the Republican Party.’ But although Cruz was keen to talk up the significance of